Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology and its Applications

Question:

Read the paragraph given below and answer the question.

If a person is born with a hereditary disease, can a corrective therapy be taken for such a disease? Gene therapy is an attempt to do this. Gene therapy is a collection of methods that allows correction of a gene defect that has been diagnosed in a child/embryo. Here genes are inserted into a person's cells and tissues to treat disease.

The first clinical gene therapy was given in to

Options:

1990, 4 year old boy

1990, 4 year old girl

1992, 3 year old boy

1992, 3 year old girl

Correct Answer:

1990, 4 year old girl

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → 1990, 4 year old girl